Meaning of 继母
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jìmǔ
- stepmother
Stroke order for each character
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继 jì · to continue · 10 strokes
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母 mǔ · mother · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 继母.
| 继续 | jìxù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 母亲 | mǔqīn | mother |
| 父母 | fùmǔ | father and mother; parents |
| 字母 | zìmǔ | letter (of the alphabet) |
| 继承 | jìchéng | to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc) |
| 祖母 | zǔmǔ | father's mother; paternal grandmother |
| 母鸡 | mǔjī | hen; don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1) |
| 母女 | mǔnǚ | mother and daughter; mother-daughter |
| 母子 | mǔzǐ | mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies) |
| 伯母 | bómǔ | wife of father's elder brother; aunt |
| 继父 | jìfù | stepfather |
| 岳母 | yuèmǔ | wife's mother; mother-in-law |
Questions about 继母
What does 继母 mean?
继母 (jìmǔ) means "stepmother" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 继母?
继母 is made of 2 characters: 继 (10 strokes), 母 (5 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 继母 an HSK word?
Yes. 继母 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 继母 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 继母 is written 繼母.